Re: [Madwifi-users] unable to specify Australian country code
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From: Stevie <sti...@bi...> - 2005-07-16 11:02:43
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Bob Hepple wrote: >> No, it is an user error. 036 is octal, this is 30 in decimal. > That's correct. modprobe/insmod let you specify numeric args in different number bases. Its confusing in this context because the standard country codes are specified with a leading zero but UNIX conventions interpret a leading zero to mean the number is octal. > So - in Australia (Code 036 according to the iso lists I've seen > here) I should use > > countrycode=044 > > ??? > > At least that produces this output from sysctl (and it seems to be > working): You can always just modprobe with countrycode=36 (i.e. no leading zero for decimal). Works fine for me. > Just how necessary is it to specify countrycode? If you want to use channel 13 its necessary. Its a security-through-obscurity measure because most wardriving tools assume US channels so you can avoid the attention of some the script kiddies this. Your mileage may vary. Regards, Steve -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC2OlJW7aAm65EWy4RAs+RAKDvT692ELE8u2Hi8fsoDqeRj7ru8QCgpxPc sBBk38XhP+zTYgh+Kb5G6sw= =RsLi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |